Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-05
THREE BACK DOWN.
Spies, Fielden and Schwab Beg for Com.
mutation-Tho Others Obdurats.


muta,ion-Tho Others Obdurats.
CHICAGO, November 3.-At the jail this
morning a long conference was held between
Capt. Black, L. D. Oliver Of the Amnesty
Association and the seven condemned
men. After considerable conference, Capt.
Black refused to make public the matter
under discussion. He said he expected to
leave for Springfield with q petition Of
amnesty on Monday night. To the en-
quiry whether he hoped Tor cfemsncy he
replied: II am always hopeful man. I
will hope until there is no longer any
ground for it."
ut has been suggested by several
attorneys that the defense, for tho purpose
of delay il nothing else, could apply for q
writ OF lunatico inquirendo, to determine
the mental condition OF the condemned
men,"
Capt. Black said in reply to this: ut
might be done, but those brave fellows
would never consent to 1t. I wouldn't give
it o second thought"
HAWKING PAMPHLETS AGAIN.
Mrs. Lucy Parsons appeared on the
street with an armiul OF pamphlets, which
q small boy tried to sell yesterday. An
enormous crowd soon collected about her,
and officers compelled him to move on.
The Chief OF Police order d. however, that
abe be allowed to sell the pamphlets, but
not to create blockade on the streets.
She admitted the justice Of this, hut soon
after took up her stand on Government
square, she having been advised by 1rlenos
that the city police could not 'nolest her
there. Soon, however. another tremen-
dous crowd consresnted around her, and q
Deputy United States Marshal made her
move nn. She then walked up and down
the street selling the pamphlets until sue
was exhausted. The person who iirnisneo
the pamphlets says she sold fully 5,ooo
copies ut live cents copy.
RIGGING FOR coMMUTArIoN.
August Spies, Samuel Fielden and Michael
schwab signed a petition this afternoon
humbly begging the Governor to commute
their sentence. Those three have not writ
ton letters to the Governor that they wouif
not accent communication. The signatures
| of Fielden and Schwab were secured b!
Cantain Black and L. 8. Oliver in the morn
ing conference. but Spies was obdurate a
that time and would not sign the paper
Late this afternoon. however, ne was care;
on nv DR.. Smith ex-Alderman Franz
stauber and Geo. Schilling, who laboret
with him until the signature was secured
The other four nothing could be done WIN
hut the COMMITTEES of friends Will cali o.
them again to morrow and endeavor TO &c
them 10 reconsider their determlnatlo
NOT TO ask for mercy. The Arbeite
Zeitung organ of the Anarchists, has a ION
editorial in to.day's issue on the actlon
l..
: the Supreme Court, in which II says: 70
J one hundred years the United otates eL
, loved the reputation OF being q 'ree coun:'
, and up to a short time ago such repuSatio
-as most iustifiable. But lately je
nnssessors of the colossal riches produce
! hv the common people, usurped q crlm'n'
, power to
PERyERr AND MIsINTERPREr
: the laws created by the fathers OF this n
!, public in good faith and progress''
: snirit. They splatter with mud the nan
! Of the Republic. Justice, which Is oe''
9 d;.tributed under the auspices OF Je
i Gonld. Vanderbilt ct al, wears not o"
= handare over her eyes, but also wac
!. v,rd on her breast which reads: fool
= rs da mned." The editorial further accus :
Jnstlce OF having been led merely !
Jss;ra n, setting horrible example 10 y
- working classes to keep them easier IN IN ~
y n,;ssion. It warns the justices tnaS
70 Who sows the wind must re re-
v W. whirlviud, and adds: ~
, nm-.de. win seal with tn
pInod the truth that liberty and justice G
'e T rdiv raise their heads in this country
% Chairman oliver, of the Amnesty Assoc
te ton, wore out his patience ana gooa sa.nr' nU
of to-day in an unavailins enor" 70 t;aa sssu''
al hall for Saturday night's mass meGSs' esSaGs =
Of places H' tp PuDn rsns a's for even
y, night for the purpose.